Cyberbit, Miami Dade College Announce New Cyber Range Training Facility

Miami Dade College (MDC) and Cyberbit have collaborated to open the MDC Cyber Range training facility, a hands-on cybersecurity training center that will provide simulation training for cybersecurity professionals in protecting national assets and infrastructure against cyberattacks. Powered by the Cyberbit Range platform, this facility will be part of MDC's new cybersecurity center.

Sikorsky Launches Annual Entrepreneurial Challenge

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced the launch of the 9th Entrepreneurial Challenge. The Entrepreneurial Challenge, led by Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky, is designed to accelerate innovators and disruptive technology concepts with applications in the aerospace market. 

Explosions South of Damascus; Israel on Alert in Golan Heights

Syrian state media reported on Tuesday night that Israel conducted an airstrike south of Damascus, shortly after the IDF announced it believes Iran is planning to carry out an imminent strike from Syria.

US Withdraws from Iran Nuclear Deal

President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that the United States is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.

"This was a horrible one-sided deal that should have never, ever been made," Trump said at the White House in announcing his decision. "It didn’t bring calm, it didn’t bring peace, and it never will."

US Marine Corps Reorganizes its Infantry

The Marine Corps is reorganizing its infantry for future conflicts. According to the Corps Commandant, Gen. Robert Neller, "Everything that Marine wears – from their boots to their socks to their utilities to their helmet – is all going to be changed."

The Socotra Crisis: UAE-Yemen Tensions are Rising

Yemeni security officials said that on May 2, 2018, United Arab Emirates (UAE) cargo flights had unloaded tanks, armored transports, heavy equipment and more than 100 troops in Yemen's Socotra Island. The next day, UAE forces have occupied sea and airports of the island.

Unconfirmed reports claim that President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi leased the strategically important Socotra and nearby Abd al-Kuri island to the UAE for 99 years before fleeing the country for Riyadh in 2014.

RT LTA Presents SkyStar Family of Aerostats in Mexico

Israel-based aerostat company RT LTA Systems is showcasing its SkyStar family of aerostats, including the Skystar 110 micro-balloon system, SkyStar 180 small tactical aerostat, and SkyStar 330 large tactical aerostat, at the HLS & Cyber Exhibition in Mexico.

Epsilor to Provide Canadian Armed Forces with Battery Charging Solution

Israel-based Epsilor-Electric Fuel Ltd., a part of Arotech Corporation’s Power Systems Division, has won a tender from the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) worth approximately USD3 million in its initial phase.

Former Defense Minister: Israel Came Close to Shooting Down a Russian Jet

Israel is against the sale of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syria, and has channels of cooperation with Moscow to try to prevent such supplies, former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon told Sputnik News.

US CYBERCOM Elevated to Combatant Command

In response to the changing face of warfare, US Cyber Command has been elevated to a combatant command.

Army Lt. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, most recently commander of Army Cyber Command, will receive his fourth star as he succeeds retiring Navy Adm. Michael S. Rogers as CYBERCOM commander.

Nakasone will play a critical role in tasks that include training cyber warriors, advocating for more cybersecurity resources, and planning and conducting cyber operations.